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Richard A. Netinho, AC1JG writes on the SEMARA mailing list: On Sunday 01/19/25 at 11:30AM [SEMARA] will be hosting  an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) refresher course at the club. Everyone is welcome to attend. The class will be conducted right after Sunday coffee. Try to let us know if you plan to attend. Prior registration is not required. We would just like an idea of how many people will be attending. Thank you, Richard A. Netinho

Hello to all… We hope everyone had a great time over the Christmas/New Year/Holiday period and we are thankful for your support of Eastern Massachusetts, ARES, SKYWARN, RACES and public service! The January Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday January 6th, 2025 at 830 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. For frequencies that will be linked into the ARES Net on the MMRA Network, please see the following link from the MMRA web site detailing the repeaters that will be linked in through Hub 1: https://mmra.org/repeaters/repeater_linking.html (Click the ARES box to see the repeaters and other systems linked) …

Don Rolph, AB1PH, Walpole area ARES Emergency Coordinator writes: The MEMA RACES nets are held on the first Monday of the month, unless the first Monday is a holiday, when it is delayed one week, For Jan 2025, the MEMA RACES nets will be held on Mon Jan 6 at: ******************************************************************************** 80 meter Voice net 6:45 PM Frequency: 3930 KHz working up until the first free frequency Jeff N1JCM will be net control ********************************************************************************* Region 2D VHF net: 7:30 PM ET VHF net on 146.865 MHz PL 103.5 (Sharon Repeater) We will have a general call up of any RACES, …

Good Evening, On Saturday January 4, 2025 the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Group will hold an Eastern MA Hospital Net commencing at 10:00AM. We realize that some locations, individuals, and groups may be subject to COVID restrictions. We encourage everyone who is affected by these restrictions to utilize their home or mobile stations to check into the net if possible. Even if you cannot reach all the systems being used, please check-in on those you can. We will use the following repeaters in the order listed. 1. West Bridgewater repeater 146.775 dcs 244 2. Attleboro Repeater 147.195 tone 127.3 …

Don Rolph, AB1PH writes:   Happy New Year to all!   A number of amateur operators have been volunteering to be net controls for the monthly Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) RACES nets,  However to ensure continuity and stability in operation of these nets we need more volunteers to be net control stations.   We have the following nets for which we need volunteers:   1) 80 meter voice net 6:45 PM   2) 80 meter NBEMS net 7 PM   3) Sector 2D VHF net 7:30 PM   4) Sector 2A VHF net   5) Sector 2B VHF   …

From CAARA Facebook page: For those who wish to get their license or upgrade, here’s a list of testing times at the CAARA Clubhouse at 6 Stanwood St, in Gloucester, MA. Test Sessions registered with ARRL VEC for first half of Calendar Year 2025: Jan 12, 2025. 10am-12 Noon Feb 9, 2025. “” “” Mar 9, 2025. “” “” Apr 13, 2025. “” “” May 11, 2025.** “” “” Jun 8, 2025.** “” “” Anyone considering a new license or an upgrade is welcome to test with us. If you will be taking a test, please bring 2 forms of …

K1UN-Joseph Fratto – USCG Coast Guard Auxiliary & FCC General Radiotelephone Operator writes: The USCG Auxiliary Division 5 / 12 Radio Net was held this Sunday 29 DEC 24 at 1030 hrs. Check Ins: Radio Roslindale Radio Wilmington Mobile 5F Mobile 5G Radio Winthrop Net Control: Radio Waltham NCS Traffic: Radio tests were made. Weather is about 51* a great day to get a few things done outside. Hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday. Just one more to get through. New Year’s Day. Hopefully the weather will hold out and it will be a warm New Years Eve. …

To all: Merry Christmas! Fantastic Festivus! Happy Hannukah! Kewl Yule! Wonderful Winter Solstice! Festive Kwanzaa! And if I missed your winter holiday, please forgive me and accept my heartfelt Season’s Greetings! Welcome to the December 2024 EMA Section Update! As for the past several updates, I’m publishing this to the EMA Section and NE Division websites and sending it to all clubs I have email addresses for. Please distribute this widely. The email-blast-to-all-section-members function is still down, a casualty of the cyber-attack on ARRL HQ; there is currently no ETA.    Well, that unseasonably warm weather in November came to an …

K1UN-Joseph Fratto – USCG Coast Guard Auxiliary & FCC General Radiotelephone Operator writes: The USCG Auxiliary Division 5 / 12 Radio Net was held this Sunday 22 DEC 2024 at 1030 hrs. The Net was held on the Roslindale repeater. Check Ins: Radio Roslindale Radio Wilmington Radio Harvard Radio Winthrop Mobile 5F Mobile 5G Net Control: Radio Waltham NCS Traffic: There are still positions available to work the upcoming Boat Show. If you are interested please go through your FC or contact our Division Officers. Temperature this morning was 12 * and this is a real test for electronic equipment. …

The Massachusetts – Rhode Island STM Report for November  2024 can now be found at https://ema.arrl.org/massachusetts-rhode-island-stm-report-for-november-2024/. Note reports from the net managers about new and returning traffic handlers and trainees, holiday greetings via radiogram, information about Station Activity Reports (SAR), and POTA – thoughts about emergency preparedness. Holiday greetings to all!

Tue, December 17, 2024 at 7 PM: “Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s antenna laboratory, Software Radio Design course, and STEM in general at WPI” by Alexander M. Wyglinski, WPI Professor & Associate Dean of Graduate Studies.  Bio: Dr. Wyglinski is an internationally recognized expert in wireless communications, cognitive radio, spectrum coexistence, 5G/6G, connected vehicles, software-defined radio, dynamic spectrum access, satellite communications, and vehicular technology. Dr. Wyglinski is a Full Professor of Electrical Engineering and Robotics Engineering as well as the Director of the Wireless Innovation Laboratory (WILab) at WPI. Throughout his academic career, Dr. Wyglinski has published nearly 50 journal papers, over …

K1UN-Joseph Fratto – USCG Coast Guard Auxiliary & FCC General Radiotelephone Operator writes: The USCG Auxiliary Division 5 / 12 Radio net was held Sunday 8 DEC 24 at 1030 hrs. Check Ins: Radio Roslindale Radio Wilmington Radio Winthrop Mobile 5F Mobile 5G Net Control: Radio Waltham NCS Traffic: Traffic consisted of radio checks this morning. Just a reminder that if the weather conditions warrant we will be activating our SKYWARN net on the Roslindale repeater. Stations are encouraged to check in and report weather conditions and other happenings. (wires down or trees down and power outages etc.) The theme …

The Boston Marathon Communications Committee writes: Volunteer registration for the 2025 Boston Marathon is expected to open on Monday, December 9th. Returning volunteers will receive an email from the BAA that includes registration instructions. In order to make registration as smooth as possible, we are providing specific instructions for our Amateur Radio Operator (ARO) volunteers. If you haven’t previously volunteered, or have a friend who would like to volunteer, please go directly to the Volunteer Registration page and follow the instructions for new volunteers. Step by Step Sign Up Guide: https://hamradioboston.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/44002570599-2025-volunteer-registration-step-by-step-guide A few notes for volunteers: Almost all amateur radio …

Good Evening, On Saturday December 7, 2024 the South Shore Hospital Amateur Radio Group will hold an Eastern MA Hospital Net commencing at 10:00AM. We realize that some locations, individuals, and groups may be subject to COVID restrictions. We encourage everyone who is affected by these restrictions to utilize their home or mobile stations to check into the net if possible. Even if you cannot reach all the systems being used, please check-in on those you can. We will use the following repeaters in the order listed. 1. West Bridgewater repeater 146.775 dcs 244 2. Dartmouth Repeater 147.000 tone 67.0 …

Hello to all… We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend and we are thankful for your support of Eastern Massachusetts, ARES, SKYWARN, RACES and public service! The December Eastern Massachusetts ARES section net will be Monday December 2nd, 2024 at 830 PM on the MMRA Repeater system. For frequencies that will be linked into the ARES Net on the MMRA Network, please see the following link from the MMRA web site detailing the repeaters that will be linked in through Hub 1: https://mmra.org/repeaters/repeater_linking.html (Click the ARES box to see the repeaters and other systems linked) We look forward …

Don Rolph, AB1PH, Walpole area ARES Emergency Coordinator writes: The MEMA RACES nets are held on the first Monday of the month, unless the first Monday is a holiday, when it is delayed one week, For Dec 2024, the MEMA RACES nets will be held on Mon Dec 2 at: ******************************************************************************** 80 meter Voice net 6:45 PM Frequency: 3930 KHz working up until the first free frequency Jeff N1JCM will be net control ********************************************************************************* Region 2D VHF net: 7:30 PM ET VHF net on 146.865 MHz PL 103.5 (Sharon Repeater) We will have a general call up of any RACES, …

Eric Cottrell, WB1HBU, writes on the Billerica ARS mailing list: Swampscott High School , MA, USA . SPECIAL EVENT Listen for us on the on the Air today Wed 11/27 as W1B 2024 Permission For Fun Day! Wed 27 Nov, 2024 Each year on the day before Thanksgiving break, our school holds a “Permission for Fun” day where teachers and students share their hobbies and interests and take part in fun and creative activities together. This year we will be hosting an amateur radio station using the special event 1×1 callsign, W1B and having students try their hand at making …

HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone!! Welcome to the November 2024 EMA Section Update! I am publishing this update to the EMA Section and NE Division websites and sending it to as many clubs as I have email addresses for. Please distribute this widely. The email-blast-to-all-section-members function is still down, a casualty of the cyber-attack on ARRL HQ; there is currently no ETA.   Wow, that unseasonably warm weather we’ve been having this month is crazy, right? I’m not complaining, mind you – extra days for outdoor antenna projects and nice long walks are always welcome! I just wish we were not amid the …

Bruce Blain, K1BG, writes: The Nashoba Valley Amateur Radio Club‘s November meeting is Thursday, November 21st at 7:30 PM at the Pepperell Community Center (in Pepperell). We start gathering at 7 PM to socialize before the meeting starts. The November meeting is traditionally our W1 QSL Bureau night where the club sorts several thousand QSL cards for the bureau.  Eric Williams, KV1J, the bureau manager, will give a short presentation on how the bureau works. Pizza and soft drinks follow the card sort.  It is, by far, my favorite club meeting of the year.  It’s a social experience you won’t …

Lem Skidmore, W1LEM, writes on the Barnstable ARC mailing list:   Members of the Cape And Islands Emergency Communications Network–Frank WQ1O, Bruce WA3SWJ, Al WW1RF, Rich KC1TCA, Rob K1UI, Chris WA1CMR, and Paul NM1Z–assisted Sandwich Public Safety with a successful exercise.   Here’s some press coverage of the event (focus is on the Sandwich personnel, which is where it should be):   https://www.capenews.net/sandwich/news/fire-department-practices-emergency-communication-protocol/article_4c9f56b2-a2c7-11ef-bc6e-3b29a199bc05.html     [See also: Cape and Islands ARES AREDN Test with Sandwich Public Safety]